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Qatar Tourism joins Pacific Asia Travel Association at London travel market

Qatar media bodies discuss support for humanitarian initiatives

No. 22 UCLA defeats No. 5 Arizona 84-75 despite Kharchenkov's 38 points

New York City Center revives In the Heights as a timely community story

Vessel operator seeks witnesses after Vancouver grounding

Godzilla Minus Zero shifts focus toward postwar human drama

Bezos grant helps Seattle nonprofit move thousands of families toward housing

Seacliff Healthcare Seeks Specialist GP in Thirroul

Shrini Srivastava joins crew of Varanasi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper service

US stocks fall before midterm Election Day as technology shares weaken

Nearly Half of Australian Workers Overqualified, Survey Finds

BLS Polymers makes strong market debut at ₹248 per share

RBI eases export-declaration compliance for individual service exporters

Neymar back for Brazil after 16-month absence for World Cup qualifiers

Neymar was on Thursday recalled by coach Dorival Junior to the Brazil team after almost a year and a half out injured for upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.

US trade gap hits new record in January as tariff fears loomed

The US trade deficit surged to a new record in January, government data showed Thursday, as imports spiked while tariff worries flared in the month of President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Scandinavians boycott US goods over Trump's Ukraine U-turn

Scandinavian consumers outraged by US President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy turnaround have begun boycotting goods and services "Made in USA" but are discovering just how difficult that can be at times.

South Africa, Indonesia say US withdrawing from climate finance deal

The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa and Indonesia said Thursday.

ECB lowers rates again but hints more cuts in doubt

The European Central Bank cut interest rates again Thursday to boost the struggling eurozone but suggested easing could be nearing an end and warned of "rising uncertainty" amid massive German spending plans and US tariff threats.

Wales unchanged for Scotland Six Nations clash

Wales' interim head coach Matt Sherratt has named an unchanged team for his side's Six Nations clash against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

World's sea ice cover hits record low in February

Global sea ice cover fell to a historic low in February when the world continued to experience exceptional heat and temperatures reached 11 degrees Celsius above average near the North Pole, Europe's climate monitor said on Thursday.

Liverpool must be ready to 'suffer' in PSG return leg, says Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool's Champions League suffering at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain is not yet over despite surviving an onslaught to win the first leg of their last 16 tie 1-0 in the French capital.

Philippines' Palawan approves 50-year ban on new mining permits

The local government in a resource-rich Philippine province has unanimously voted in favour of a 50-year ban on new mining permits, a decision its supporters said cannot be overridden by Manila.

Prosecutors demand Rubiales forced kiss trial be re-run

Prosecutors on Thursday requested that the trial of Spain's ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales for his forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso be annulled and re-run, notably questioning the judge's impartiality.

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